For a brief time last winter there was some talk of pitcher-turned-outfielder Adam Loewen winning an Opening Day job with the Mets, but instead he spent the season at Triple-A and didn’t play particularly well.

Loewen left as a free agent and has returned to the Blue Jays, agreeing to a minor-league deal. Loewen is Canadian and played in Toronto’s minor-league system from 2009-2011 after his pitching career with Baltimore ended.

Time is running out for Loewen to stick in the majors as a position player, because he’s now 29 years old and the former No. 4 overall pick in the 2002 draft and one-time top pitching prospect has already spent two seasons at Triple-A, hitting .283 with 25 homers and an .837 OPS in 196 games.